THE LAST 'WHAT IS IT' TURNED OUT TO BE A PROTOTYPE FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING... SO EVERYONE WINS. WE WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN. SO HERES TO A FRESH START.TODAYS DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE 1890'S, IS 10 INCHES LONG, AND AT THE TIME IT WAS MADE FOR ONE SPECIFIC USE. IT WAS USED ALL OVER THE WORLD IN ONE SPECIFIC INDUSTRY, OR BY THE PUBLIC...WHAT IS IT ???